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Google Surges: What Wall Street's Saying (Update 3)

"Google reported strong Q4 results with accelerating revenue and paid click growth. TAC also showed positive leverage. In addition to the strong top line, sentiment appears bolstered by the announced sale of the MMI handset business to Lenovo, which should help restore higher revenue growth and margins at the corporate level. We are slightly raising estimates and continue to believe Google is a healthy core Internet and Tech holding."

Jefferies analyst Brian Pitz (Buy, $1,300 PT)

"GOOG posted a solid qtr with mostly in-line results across the business, with gains driven by multi-screen ad campaigns, brand ads, and improved ad-tech platforms. We continue to believe the Motorola sale makes both strategic and financial sense. The sale strengthens Android and we note GOOG's financials will improve without Motorola's ongoing operating losses (-$384MM in 4Q)."

JPMorgan analyst Doug Anmuth (Overweight, $1,325 PT)

"Google reported solid 4Q results as core Google net revenue growth ex-FX accelerated to 23%, up from 21% in 3Q, demonstrating ongoing strength in Search, Display, and Google Play. All segments outperformed on revenue as Sites, Network, and Licensing and Other came in ahead of expectations."

Cantor Fitzgeralad analyst Youssef Squali (Buy, $1,260 PT)

"We're reiterating our BUY rating and raising our PT to $1,260/share (from $1,175/share) post another solid quarter and prospects for further strength. Core Google segment revenues accelerated to an impressive +22% Y/Y growth rate from +19% in 3Q:13, reflecting healthy demand across geographies. The pending MMI sale should be accretive to Google, adding $30-40/share by our estimate (not in our numbers.) We believe Google remains one of the best plays on online advertising growth at a valuation we still find compelling."

Topeka Capital Markets analyst Victor Anthony (Buy, $1,313 PT)

"Google's results demonstrated continued strength in 4Q, with accelerating growth in both core Websites and Network Websites revenues. Paid click growth, a sign of health in the search business, accelerated for the fourth consecutive quarter. The sale of Motorola removes a profitability overhang, and an eventual settlement with the EU Commission should remove the last remaining major regulatory overhang. With a dominant market share in online search, an innovative platform in technology, coupled with low competitive risks and diminishing regulatory concerns, Google, in our view, is a must own stock for 2014."Merill Lynch Bank of America analyst Justin Post (Buy, $1,310 PT)

"We are more bullish on Google after Q4 results, but also on it selling MMI and acquiring Nest. We think the Motorola transaction is a net positive as it helps future margins significantly. Google will get dinged for buying Motorola in the first place, but it should also get kudos for moving on after a business did not work out. With Nest, Google gets two very important things: high-quality design talent and a leader in the Internet of Things, one of the biggest future tech themes we are tracking."